The fine construction of this card table demonstrates the refinement and skill possessed by craftsmen outside of highly urbanized regions in early 19th-century America. Detailed inlays of contrasting woods, seen in the trailing bellflowers or husks on the legs and front of this table and the fan on the tabletop, are typically associated with the Pawtuxet School of cabinetmaking, located just outside of Providence.

The table’s lightweight construction and folding design allowed it to be mobile and multifunctional: when closed, it served as a side table that could be compactly stored against a wall, while in the open position it may have been used as a card table.